Homeworld 2: FunctionSobGroup_GetSquadronsInsideDustCloud

SobGroup_GetSquadronsInsideDustCloud(<sSobGroupOutName>, <sDustCloudName>, <iPlayerIndex>)

Description

Fills <sSobGroupName> with the ships of <iPlayerIndex> that are inside <sDustCloudName>.
Returns true if any squadrons from <sSobGroupName> are inside <sDustCloudName>.
Note: <sSobGroupName> is not cleared automatically each time the function is called.
Note: SunTzu wasn't able to get the function to return a boolean value.

Example

Arguments

<sSobGroupName>: the name of the sobgroup.
<sDustCloudName>: the name of the dust cloud.
<iPlayerIndex>: the index number of the player.

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It seems that the function rather fills <sSobGroupName> with the ships of <iPlayerIndex> that are inside <sDustCloudName> - SunTzu

-- ASt-Lambert-153-1-19-238.w81-249.abo.wanadoo.fr (2005-09-27 17:55:46)

I've tested it again: 1) I couldn't get a boolean 2) it fills a sobgroup with colliding ships but fails to empty it each time it is executed (!) 3) in conclusion, this function is not scripter-friendly ;D. Unless you tested it with different results, I'll update the page with this info.

-- SunTzu (2005-12-26 14:56:05)